Hampton Motorcycle Accident Injury Attorney Report – Motorcyclist is Killed in Hampton

A grim year for motorcyclists in Virginia has continued with the death of a rider in Hampton.

The motorcyclist was involved in a crash on Mercury Boulevard when he attempted to turn into Chestnut Avenue on July 25, 2012, the Daily Press reported.

Jason Price, a spokesman for Hampton police, said the motorcyclist was traveling east on Mercury Boulevard when he attempted to turn onto Chestnut, and collided with a 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix. Jerail Xavier Jones, 20, from Hampton died later at a local hospital.

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The driver of the Pontiac was not injured. It was not immediately clear who was to blame, although Price suggested the speed the motorcycle was traveling at may have been a factor. I know from experience that Mercury Boulevard is a fast-moving and dangerous highway. Drivers don’t always notice motorcyclists.

This death comes just days after a husband and wife were killed on their motorcycle in Nelson County.

Our Virginia Beach motorcycle accident injury lawyers also reported on the death of Dennis Keith Eggleston in Franklin County, Virginia in a motorcycle accident

We recently reported motorcycle deaths rose in Virginia in 2011. The figure is likely to rise further in 2012.

If you have lost a loved on a motorcycle through the fault of another or if you have been seriously injured, you should contact a specialist Hampton motorcycle injury attorney.

The Norfolk and Virginia Beach based personal injury law firm, Cooper Hurley, handles automobile, truck, and motorcycle injuries as well as wrongful death, railroad injury cases and medical malpractice. John Cooper and Jim Hurley have over 40 years of combined experience in handling auto injury accident claims. Attorney John Cooper has been named to Virginia “Super Lawyers” since 2010. Cooper Hurley represents people hurt in accidents in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News and throughout VA, and always put the best interests of our clients first. The firm is recognized by other lawyers as “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell, a national attorney rating service, for our top level of legal skill and highest ethical standards. If you need help or advice about a serious injury, please call us at (757) 455 -0077 or contact us through this website.